Penguins sign four depth players, including Jimmy Hayes

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The Penguins have made few depth signings on this first day of the free agency period. From a team release: Pittsburgh signed forward Jimmy Hayes, defensemen Zach Trotman and Stefan Elliott, and goaltender John Muse. Trotman spent last year with the Pittsburgh organization, playing most of the season with Wilkes-Barre/Scranton, and three NHL games with the Penguins. All four deals contain an average annual value of $650,000 at the NHL level. Fairly interesting stuff- Elliott and Trotman are likely to be the 8th and 9th defensemen in the organization (in whatever order, along with the recently re-signed Kevin Czuczman). This means one of the three would be the first call-up from the AHL in case

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